NMLP P-015243 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Profiles in Courage

John F. Kennedy · Harper & Brothers (New York) · 1956

US Harper & Brothers 1956 is the true first. Inscribed/signed copies (especially as senator, pre-presidency) carry very large premiums and are heavily faked — provenance and authentic signatures matter. The Harper letter code 'A' is the key first-printing point.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-015243 for "Profiles in Courage" by John F. Kennedy (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-015243, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).